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Risk Management Authority 7 Thread Street, Paisley PA1 1JR
Telephone: 0141 278 4478 info@rma.gov.scot
18 December 2020
Consultant Forensic Psychologist Dr Ruth Tully explores some of the similarities and differences between popular structured professional judgment (SPJ) risk assessment tools often used in clinical forensic practice to assess violence risk.
9 December 2020
Carole Murphy, Practice Development Advisor at the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ), talks about best practice in risk assessment for children and young people and the implementation of START:AV in Scotland
1 June 2020
We are still operating business as usual. All staff are working from home and if you want to contact the RMA, please phone 0141 278 4478 or email info@rma.gov.scot.
11 February 2020
NOTA Scotland are hosting their annual conference on the 20th and 21st April 2020 at the Stirling Court Hotel, Stirling
20 September 2019
It’s here: the RMA is pleased to announce the publication of the latest edition of RATED.
26 February 2019
The minutes of the RMA Board meetings held in November 2018 and January 2019 are now available for download
23 November 2018
The RMA is pleased to announce the publication of the literature review of the risk posed by internet offenders. We hope that this publication is a helpful resource for staff involved in the assessment of those convicted of internet offences.
9 November 2018
The RMA is delighted to welcome Michele Gilluley and Stephen McAllister to the RMA Board
19 September 2018
The minutes of the RMA Board meeting for August 2018 are now available for download
14 September 2018
The latest in a series of LS/CMI In Practice reports have been published today – one on the use of the LS/CMI in custody and another on risk of serious harm assessments applied in the community.
7 August 2018
The RMA’s Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18 have been laid before the Scottish Parliament by the Scottish Ministers under Section 13(2) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003.
23 May 2018
Dr Selina Kerr discusses her book ‘Gun violence prevention? the politics behind policy responses to school shootings in the United States
20 April 2018
9th April 2018 to 6th July 2018
6 March 2018
We would like to thank all those who came along to join us to share experiences and learning from Quality Assurance in practice at the LS/CMI mentors event on the 1st of February in Glasgow.
10 January 2018
The RMA’s report on Biodiversity 2015-17 is available for download.
21 November 2017
The RMA are pleased to announce accreditation as a Living Wage Employer.
6 October 2017
The RMA’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2016-17 is available to download.
6 April 2017
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice Michael Matheson today announced the appointment of David Crawford as Convener to the Risk Management Authority alongside three new members; Aileen Burnett, Jane Davey and Terry Powell.
26 October 2016
The revised publication of Standards and Guidelines for Risk Management (2016) contains a number of minor amendments to clarify guidance and replaces the 2013 version.
26 April 2016
The RMA undertook an evaluation of the community implementation of the Moving Forward: Making Changes programme and training delivered as part of this.
18 January 2016
A real world study of the reliability, validity and utility of a structured professional judgement instrument in the assessment and management of sexual offenders in South East Scotland.
9 October 2015
The RMA was delighted to host a conference on the Level of Service / Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) in October.
10 November 2014
The LS/CMI in practice national report is drawn from the analysis of aggregated data provided by Criminal Justice Social Work Services from across Scotland at the end of September 2013.
30 May 2013
Presentations from ADSW, Care Inspectorate and the RMA are now available from the 22 May 2013 event.
29 April 2013
As a public authority, the RMA has a specific duty to publish a mainstreaming report on the progress we have made to integrate the general equality duty to the exercise of our functions.